diff --git a/manage_events/api/views.py b/manage_events/api/views.py
index d15be1a..2acdeb1 100644
--- a/manage_events/api/views.py
+++ b/manage_events/api/views.py
@@ -1022,14 +1022,14 @@ class EventListView(generics.ListAPIView):
         # Sort by nearest location if latitude and longitude are provided
         latitude = self.request.query_params.get("latitude")
         longitude = self.request.query_params.get("longitude")
+        ordering = self.request.query_params.get("ordering", "")
 
-        if latitude and longitude:
+        if latitude and longitude and "nearest" in ordering:
             print("latitude fucntion called")
             gmaps_service = GoogleMapsservice()
             queryset = gmaps_service.get_nearest_events(queryset, float(latitude), float(longitude))
 
         # Apply popularity annotation and ordering if requested
-        ordering = self.request.query_params.get("ordering")
         if ordering:
             queryset = self.apply_popularity_latest(queryset, ordering)
         return queryset
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 37cd484..3d196bc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ django-cors-headers==4.3.1
 django-debug-toolbar==4.3.0
 django-environ==0.11.2
 django-extensions==3.2.3
+django-filter==24.2
 django-phonenumber-field==7.3.0
 django-quill-editor==0.1.40
 django-taggit==5.0.1
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ sqlparse==0.4.4
 stripe==8.2.0
 tqdm==4.66.2
 Twisted==23.10.0
-twisted-iocpsupport==1.0.4
+# twisted-iocpsupport==1.0.4
 txaio==23.1.1
 typing_extensions==4.9.0
 tzdata==2024.1